Egg-separator.



G. S. MARTIN.

EGG SBPARATOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR.19, 1913.

, Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

GRHNT 5-MRTuN wi tneooeo pins extending JIL- GRAI 1 SHERMAN MAB/TIN, 0FDEXTER, MICHIGAN.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

EGG-SEPARATOR.

' inclination filed. March 19, 1913. Serial No. 755,4 1".

To a Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GRANT SHERMAN Msnrix, .a citizen of the UnitedStates,re-' -siding at Dexter in the county of Washfrom the yolks, andan object thereof is-the )rcvision of a so orator corn risin n on) Ihavnw an annular sn oortin Wall. the on) having a concave bottom and anopening formed in the bottom through which the white of the egg isadapted topsss, the bottom-being nlsoproviclecl with means forpreventing the yolk oil the egg from passing through the opening.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a cup having aconcave bottom, the-bottom having an opening therein to one side of itscenter, the bottom also hevinge plurality of spaced ti stnnclingtransversely thereof to prevent the yolk of the egg from. passingthrough the opening, the cup being formed with a discharge lipdiametrically ogposite the opening in the bottom thereof, and the bottomof the cup being formed with an auxiliary opening between the pinsnntlthe lip to completely separate the white from the yolk of the egg "whenthe yolk is dis charged from the cup through the lip.

lVit-h these and other objects in View, my invention consists in thenovel constructions to be hereiinii'ter more fully described, claimedand-illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in Which I Figure 1 is atop plan View of my device: and Fig. 2 is a longitnclinal sectionthereof.

Referring more particularly to the (howing, the numeral 1 designatesclip which provided inmirtlly oi its marginal edge with an annularsupporting Willi lwttoin 3 of the cup is concave in form and formed inthe bottom to one sicle' of the center is an opening the opening beingarr-un eil Within the annular wall 2. A. )lnrnlity oi transverselyspaced upstanding pins are formed on the bottom of the (1 1113,, thepins forming a wall between the opening 4- end the renmintler of thecup. A dis charge lip is formed. on the peripheral Wall oi the cup at apoint diametrically opposits the opening l, and an opening 7 ofrelatively less diameter th an the opening 4% is formed in the bottom ofthe cup between the lip 6 and the pins 5. A suitable finger piece 8 isformeG on one sicle of the (nip, Whereby the device may be easilycarried or tilted when desired.

In the practical use of my invention, the separator is placed in ssuitable receptacle, antl an egg is broken and allowed to drop into thecup between the pins 5 and the lip 6. (Ewing to the concave term of thehot ,tom of the cop, the White of the egg will pass between and aroundthe pins 5 and downwardly through the opening l into the receptacle.When that portion of the White of the egg which is separated. from theyolk by gravity, has pessetl' downwardly thrcugh the opening 4, thefinger piece 8 is grespefl and the cup is tiltetl in the direction ofthe lip 6, so that the yolk will be discharged from the cnp'through thelip.

hot portion of the White of the egg vhich clings to the yolk, will beloosened by coming in contact with the wells of the opening 7, and Willbe allowed to" pass downwardly through the opening into the receptacleprovided therefor, whereby the "\vhite of the will he completelyseparated. from the yolk.

Having tints fully described my invention What l clcsire to claim analsecure by Letters Patent is:

1. An separator comprisi having I :1 Clip a. concave bottom, said bottomhem ing an opening formed therein to one side of the center, a pluralityof transverselyspacecl-npstantling pins formed on said bottom. and alip'formetl on seidt cup at a point diametrically opposite the openingin said bottom, as and for the purpose described.

2. An eg separator comprising a cup having an annular supporting wellformed thereon inwardly 0" 'ts marginal tflige, seicl cup having 2. conte bottom, we bottom lmvin an petting tornieti therein, and, n

pluralit of istsntling pins cctl on. seirl bottom, and for the purpose 5serihed.

An separator comprising n cup having a con eve bottom, a plnrnlity oftransversely spaced upstanding pins l'crinetl on said bottom, saidbottom haying an opening therein formed on one side of said pins, and alip formed on said cup on the opposite sitle of said 'pins, as and forthe purpose described.

4. ifdevice of the chafactez' described bottom between said pins and{said lip, a$-

comprising a cup having a concave battom, and for the purposedes'cribed.I 10 mgnature in the presence of two. witnesses.

, mplmglity of h'ansverseiy spaceci upsinnd I In testimony whereof Ihereunto 'afiix my I inggpins u'vanged centrally on said bottozm saidboium having an opening formed GRANT SHERMAN MARTIN. therqin to one sideof said pins, a lip formed Witnesses: I on said cup to the other side ofsaid pins, 8. C. WHITAKER, aguj an auxiliary opening formed in said JOHNW. BARLEY.

